

Able to produce clear and concise reports and other documents within best practice proceduresĬontinuing Professional Development (CPD).Able to proactively develop effective working relationships with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders.Able to plan own work and plan ahead, as well as identify and mitigate risks to delivery.Able to review own performance objectively and to develop and follow an appropriate improvement plan.Ability to work effectively in a team to achieve shared objectives, demonstrating awareness of individual differences and providing support and advice as required.Able to break down a complex problem into component parts and determine appropriate action in investigations.Skilled in the use of use IT packages, systems and/or databases to fulfil role requirements.Good communication skills with the ability to listen, empathise, provide support and adapt language, form, and message to meet the needs of different people / audiences.A detailed understanding of the criminal justice system.Demonstrable experience of complex information gathering and problem solving.Undertake PIP 2 investigator learning and development to achieve Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) 2 Investigator accreditation.Successful completion of applicable entry training and undertake training to achieve Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) level 1 accreditation.It is suggested that this role should be operating or working towards the following levels of the CVF: Resolute, compassionate and committed Under each competency are three levels that show what behaviours will look like in practice. The Competency and Values Framework (CVF) has six competencies that are clustered into three groups. Prepare reports on the outcome of investigations and build and manage case files and conduct disclosure within best practice procedures to ensure there is an accurate audit trail.Īll roles are expected to know, understand and act within the ethics and values of the Police Service.Respond to safeguarding concerns and manage risk in cases, including but not limited to child neglect, child abuse, and child sexual abuse, offences against vulnerable adults, domestic abuse and sexual offences to protect the most vulnerable people in society.Ensure all material, including exhibits generated by serious and complex crime are seized, examined, and retained in accordance with legislation and policy, where necessary.Carry out analysis, assess evidence, and evaluate material generated by the investigation of serious and complex crimes to identify offenders.Provide appropriate support for victims during an investigation, completing risk assessments, and formulating a victim strategy where required, and working with the Victim Care Unit, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the victim.Undertake associated search and custody procedures to protect and safeguard the public in accordance with legislation and policy.Use relevant powers to arrest and apprehend where necessary and issue special warnings.Interview witnesses and suspects and gather all required information, intelligence and evidence in relation to serious and complex investigations in accordance with PIP2 investigative standards also generating further lines of enquiry where required to bring offenders to justice.Assess threat, harm and risk in order to develop and implement plans and strategies to investigate serious and complex crime.Identify and plan own investigative actions, taking into account resources at force, regional or national levels including other agencies, priorities, and proportionality to achieve investigatory objectives.


Collect and gather material, intelligence and evidence from a range of sources that are appropriate to the serious and complex nature of the investigation, record and retain evidence in a format that is evidentially admissible to support the investigative process.Liaise and work with other investigators, specialists and managers to establish and use appropriate methods for gathering material and to develop procedures to turn material into intelligence or evidence as part of the investigation into serious and complex investigations.
